Carpet Surfing

daftboy

Member
Well I woke up to find my firefish dead on the carpet... RIP "tinkerbell" or as my girlfreind would call her. Its funny cause she never attempted to jump at all and I have had her for a year...
 

meowzer

Moderator
AWWWW sorry to hear that....Tinkerbell was a beauty....
I don't think they try to jump while you are watching....LOL....I lost a firefish, carpenter flasher wrasse, and a canary blennie to the carpet :(
 

florida joe

Well-Known Member
sorry to hear it. might be time to consider eggcrate
BTW meowzer the thread is carpet SURFING not.......
 

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3260683
sorry to hear it. might be time to consider eggcrate
BTW meowzer the thread is carpet SURFING not.......
LOL...Mine jumped thru eggcrate....
Thanks Joe.....Don't know what I would do w/o you
 

daftboy

Member
my sixline is not aggressive at all.. he has been in the tank for a few months now and I never seen him attack or even try to attack anything...
 

btldreef

Moderator
Originally Posted by Daftboy
http:///forum/post/3260738
the most agg. fish in my tank are my clowns =/
That may be true, but as a general rule, a sixline will be aggressive to new additions and therefore should be one of the last fish you add. To avoid aggression and keep your sixline peaceful, it would be wise to get a semi aggressive fish. Something more docile like another firefish would not be the best idea.
 

daftboy

Member
That was why he was added last.. =[... i was thinking a flame angel...but i think there will be way to much orange in my tank..lol
 

btldreef

Moderator
Originally Posted by Daftboy
http:///forum/post/3260858
That was why he was added last.. =[... i was thinking a flame angel...but i think there will be way to much orange in my tank..lol
Is this the 29??G? I think a Flame would be unhappy in a tank that small. I have both a Coral Beauty and a Flame and the Flame is a swimmer, they need at least 55G in my opinion.
What about a Pygmy Cherub or an African Flameback? I think Spanko might have a Flameback in his nano.
 

daftboy

Member
cherub's nibble on LPS and clams ? because I have both .. the other nip at SPS ? ...which I also have.... or is this just BS ?
 

btldreef

Moderator
Originally Posted by Daftboy
http:///forum/post/3261057
cherub's nibble on LPS and clams ? because I have both .. the other nip at SPS ? ...which I also have.... or is this just BS ?
As with any dwarf, they're hit or miss. I would PM Spanko. I'm fairly certain he's got one in his 29G w/ SPS.
 

daftboy

Member
I know .. except i want a flame from Fiji.. .the colors are slightly diff.. but since no fish are really coming out from there ATM ... it seems fruitless..
 

nikesb

Active Member
how about you trade your six line for a cryptic wrasse. or just get a snowflake clown or platinum
 

spanko

Active Member
Here are my observations with my African Flameback Angelfish. Centropyge acanthops



https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/332430/spankos-bio-cube-what-in-posidens-name-is-he-up-to-now
You pays your money and you takes your chances.
I have recently added a couple of LPS coral to my tank and so far the Angel has been the perfect gentlemangentlewoman.
I see it nip at the Gorgaonian very rarely and it has not caused any problems.
I have not seen it nip at any SPS or Zoanthis or Ricordea.
I feed my tank very heavily daily and always keep an algae sheet in a clip for a snack.
I feel that keeping it well fed may have something to do with it not needing to nip at the coral for food.
It is a terror to my chalk bass. Chases the poor thing, but does not harm it.
My Bali Tiger Jawfish will do the mouth open wide gig to scare the angel off.
I have seen it get cleaned by my skunk cleaner shrimp.
I love this fish. Always cruising in and out of the rockwork, picking at the rocks for some algae and has some of the most beautiful coloring especially under the actinics.
All of that said, I will not hesitate removing this fish if it starts to harm my coral.
 
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